Star Wars d20

Hunter · January 26, 2007, 02:23:29 PM

Who would be interested in joining a Sith oriented Star Wars d20 game? Level would be in the 6-7 range, 32 point build. Timewise, it'd be about a millenium before the movies.

Mindhazingsquid · January 26, 2007, 05:38:40 PM

Hmmm, I might be. Is a millenium KotOR time?

Hunter · January 26, 2007, 05:44:54 PM

KOTOR really takes place four millenium earlier but the same background applies. Does that help?

Mindhazingsquid · January 26, 2007, 06:34:13 PM

Err, oh, can you give me the books? Like a pdf or something?

Hunter · January 29, 2007, 06:34:16 PM

Anyone else interested?

HairyHeretic · January 29, 2007, 07:21:12 PM

Tentatively.

I've never played a force user, so would want to have a read up and see how the Sith played.

Hunter · January 29, 2007, 07:24:49 PM

I should probably mention that force users won't be required to play.

HairyHeretic · January 30, 2007, 06:33:03 AM

Weren't all the Sith force users?

Hunter · January 30, 2007, 08:33:19 AM

Nope. ;)
Not all Sith were force users. Sith rather represents an ideal than just a race/group of people.
Granted, only the Dark Jedi type could rule over the Sith but any who espoused the ideals were certainly welcome. :)

HairyHeretic · January 30, 2007, 08:40:03 AM

Ah, my bad then. I took Sith to mean the same as Jedi, i.e. all force users.

Hunter · January 30, 2007, 11:54:54 AM

It's close but not quite the same. ;)
Anyone else want to join?

Swedish Steel · January 30, 2007, 12:05:54 PM

If you had placed the game in the Star Wars Legacy timeline I would've joined in a heartbeat. Those Imperial Knights are the coolest! Wouldn't you agree?

HairyHeretic · January 30, 2007, 12:24:48 PM

Where do they come in? Last time I picked up a Star Wars comic was the best part of 10 years ago.

Swedish Steel · January 30, 2007, 12:37:55 PM

***Spoliers ahead***

It takes place about 120 years after the battle of Yavin. The Empire in this story is not the evil faction, I'd say they are a grey faction, with the Jedi as light and Sith as dark. The Alliance of free planets are wiped out and absorbed into the Empire. The war seemed to have started over misunderstandings and political necessity rather than ideology. After the Alliance are defeated, Emperor Ronan Fel asks the Jedi to lay down their arms and swear allegience to the Empire. Some do, becoming Imperial Knights, but many refuse, gathering at the planet of Ossus. A few days later Sith and Imperial forces attack, and the Jedi are more or less wiped out except for a few that manages to get away.
A short time after the Massacre at Ossus Darth Krayt, leader of the Sith faction, marches into the throne room and cuts down the man sitting on the throne, proclaiming himself Emperor (that's what you see in one of the pictures). But it turns out he just cut down a stand in, the real Emperor was still alive, in hiding, gathering loyal forces to him, eventually retaking Bastion. So the Sith sits on Coruscant, the Emperor on Bastion, starting eachother down.
A great story so far. I don't care to much for the main character or the people around him, but the Imperial and Sith factions are really cool, and their civil war with stormtrooper against stormtrooper are very interesting.

Hunter · January 30, 2007, 01:07:37 PM

Sounds very Romanesqe.

Swedish Steel · January 30, 2007, 01:14:32 PM

I thought so too, another reason why I like it. I recomend the book, I really do.

HairyHeretic · January 30, 2007, 01:19:47 PM

That looks like a pretty interesting setting.

Hunter · January 30, 2007, 01:28:01 PM

I can't GM it because I'm not familiar enough with it. :P
So, anyone else up for the game idea I've proposed?

HairyHeretic · January 30, 2007, 01:35:12 PM

I'd be game to play a Sith, but I'm not so familiar with your proposed time period either. I can be equally confused anywhen :)

MadPanda · January 30, 2007, 02:25:48 PM

OoooOOOOOOOooooooo!
I may have to lurk (don't have the books...) but it sounds...fun. Evil, creepy fun.

Hunter · January 30, 2007, 09:39:48 PM

Darn. ;) (I can make stats for the interested, you know. ^_^)
Anyone else interested in playing?

MadPanda · January 31, 2007, 07:57:34 AM

Well, unless the d20 rules have stats for Jawas...

("Captain, you hired a Jawa starship mechanic. What were you thinking???")

Swedish Steel · January 31, 2007, 08:01:42 AM

They do indeed. (A jawa mechanic has always made perfect sense to me. But then again, a jawa jedi also makes perfect sense to me...)

MadPanda · January 31, 2007, 08:10:16 AM

Yes! Another Jawa fan! We DO exist! :D

("Sparky, why is the hyperdrive in pieces on the hangar floor? Oh, really. 527 percent better fuel efficiency. What's it run on now? Uh-huh. Put it back together the way it was, okay?")

Swedish Steel · January 31, 2007, 08:11:31 AM

Hehe, you should do it. Jawas are fun.

Jefepato · January 31, 2007, 08:28:23 AM

A Kushiban Sith is probably the greatest character concept that's ever come to mind, but it would be awfully hard to play one on Elliquiy.

MadPanda · January 31, 2007, 08:30:54 AM

Hmm. I'm thinking Steel's idea has merit.

Jawa Sith...with lightsabers!

Hey, Hunter...think you can manage a pair of Jawas?

("Jawa Brothers Budget Starship Parts! For all your refurbished bits and pieces.")

(mostly j/k)

I take it this is enough like, say, Modern d20 that someone familiar with those rules would do fine? Assuming of course a lack of Force talents.

Hunter · January 31, 2007, 09:51:29 AM

Anyone familiar with d20 Modern/DnD should be able to play without any problems. :)

If you want to play a jawa, I'm sure I can manage something. ^_^

MadPanda · January 31, 2007, 09:53:42 AM

Jawa Starship Mechanic for me, then, please. I think Steel wants a Jawa Sith Force User. ;D

(and I must admit the visual is amusing: "Utini!" *sound effect of lightsaber activating* )

Hunter · January 31, 2007, 10:18:36 AM

Quote from: MadPanda on January 31, 2007, 09:53:42 AM
Jawa Starship Mechanic for me, then, please. I think Steel wants a Jawa Sith Force User. ;D

(and I must admit the visual is amusing: "Utini!" *sound effect of lightsaber activating* )

I think I can manage that. ^_^

Does Steel want to play a dark jedi or just someone 'force sensitive'?

Swedish Steel · January 31, 2007, 10:21:36 AM

Hmmm, I'm not sure I will play anything yet. I have to give it some thought, figure out if I can manage another game, I am a bit stretched for time. On the other hand bigger games tend to be a bit slower, so maybe I can. As I said, let me give it some thought.
If I do decide to play I will be a light saber swinging Jawa, that image is just to fun to ignore.

MadPanda · January 31, 2007, 10:23:36 AM

Wait. You're Sith. So it should be...

"UTINI!" *sound of lightsaber activating*

Which is almost as amusing the idea of Yoda channeling Happosai after his duel with Count Dooku.

("Soun! Genma! Chi reserved depleted I have! Stay here. Panties, I must steal. Padme-chaaaan...")

Swedish Steel · January 31, 2007, 10:27:10 AM

Well, clearly that is just what happened, I just wondered why they wouldn't put it on tape.

Hunter · January 31, 2007, 01:17:20 PM

*counts* I think I've got enough people to start.

Interested persons should go ahead and send me their character sheet (no particular format as long as everything is there).
Thanks.

HairyHeretic · January 31, 2007, 06:38:14 PM

Whats the character restrictions? Roll dice for stats or a points buy? What level characters?

Edit - ah, nevermind, I didn't see the board when I was posting this.

Mindhazingsquid · February 01, 2007, 08:48:03 AM

Quote from: Jefepato on January 31, 2007, 08:28:23 AM
A Kushiban Sith is probably the greatest character concept that's ever come to mind, but it would be awfully hard to play one on Elliquiy.

I was considering that. I mean nothing's more evil than a cute an fuzzy bunny creature.

Hunter · February 01, 2007, 11:29:21 AM

Quote from: mindhazingsquid on February 01, 2007, 08:48:03 AM
I was considering that. I mean nothing's more evil than a cute an fuzzy bunny creature.

Okay, now I have to go look. ^_^

Mindhazingsquid · February 01, 2007, 05:22:26 PM

They have mood fur.

HairyHeretic · February 01, 2007, 06:09:51 PM

Quote from: mindhazingsquid on February 01, 2007, 08:48:03 AM
I was considering that. I mean nothing's more evil than a cute an fuzzy bunny creature.

Except finding a use for it when you run out of toilet paper ;D

Muse · February 02, 2007, 01:27:35 AM

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Can I play? Can I? Can I? Can I?

Any Sith masters out there want a twilek slave girl for their Sith (Jedi) Gaurdian aprentice?

HairyHeretic · February 02, 2007, 06:37:45 AM

At L6 I'm not sure any of us will warrant Master rank yet, but I'll take if no one else wants. I'll have a sith acolyte. Figure a few more levels before I can take the Master prestige class.

Mindhazingsquid · February 02, 2007, 07:19:39 AM

I need someone who can help me make a dark jedi, I can't find any powers or how to determine starting dark force points.

HairyHeretic · February 02, 2007, 07:41:10 AM

I took the jedi guardian class (levels 1-5), then switched to the Sith Acolyte (Level 6). I believe we have the darkside points we need to make the change.

The jedi stuff I took from the revised core book, the sith acolyte is in the darkside sourcebook. There are a few other dark side classes, one the equivalent of the force adept, the darkside marauder, and the sith warrior. Any of those should probably be reachable by L6.

I was struggling with this yesterday, so LMK if you need a hand. Unfortunately I'm about to run out the door for a couple of hours though.

Jefepato · February 02, 2007, 08:55:39 AM

You can have as many Dark Side Points as you want. They're trivially easy to get whenever.

Perhaps I should play a non-Force user. Somebody should be a fringer or scoundrel, I think...

Hunter · February 02, 2007, 11:53:06 AM

Quote from: Jefepato on February 02, 2007, 08:55:39 AM
You can have as many Dark Side Points as you want. They're trivially easy to get whenever.

Yeah, one of the flaws of the system as written is that it assumes everyone will be playing like a good guy. It'd be like DnD presuming everyone would be acting like a paladin and punishing you via mechanics if you don't....

Any of the force using prestige classes (including the jedi ones) should be available to you so don't limit yourself to the dark side book.

Jefepato · February 02, 2007, 12:14:22 PM

Hey, at least being a darksider gives you bonuses to a few (fun) skills, despite the horrible penalties you eventually take.

Mindhazingsquid · February 02, 2007, 05:52:14 PM

I'm torn between a S'Kytri of some kind (maybe noble) or a kushibon dark jedi.
They both have their perks.

Hunter · February 12, 2007, 10:15:30 PM

*waves hand like some kind of jedi*
You want to join.

ZK · February 13, 2007, 10:16:32 AM

Now what would really be interesting would be to see an Ubese Jedi or Sith. Now that would be completely odd.

CaptainErotica · February 13, 2007, 11:00:39 AM

I think I'm going to roll up a Tusken Raider Darkside Maurauder, or something along those lines.

MadPanda · February 13, 2007, 11:03:23 AM

Woohoo! Someone I might even be able to speak with!

No idea what we'd talk about, but there you go. Sports, maybe?

"Hey, didja hear? The Hutts took two."

"Man, that's great. Who'd they beat? The Rancors? The Dewbacks?"

"No, I think they got the Mos Eisley Banthas."

"Crap! I had twenty riding on the Banthas! Gimme another beer..."

CaptainErotica · February 13, 2007, 11:49:22 AM

Quikc question. I was looking at the Sith warrior Prestige class, and it requires a Reputation of 4. Most characters don't reach that high rep until around lv 10. Any way you'd be willing to waive this requirement? If not I'l lstick with the Marauder.

Swedish Steel · February 13, 2007, 12:28:20 PM

Quote from: Z.K. on February 13, 2007, 10:16:32 AM
Now what would really be interesting would be to see an Ubese Jedi or Sith. Now that would be completely odd.

His own kin would kick his ass, the poor thing.

Hunter · February 13, 2007, 01:04:37 PM

Quote from: Swedish Steel on February 13, 2007, 12:28:20 PM
His own kin would kick his ass, the poor thing.

It's been done.

NightBird · February 13, 2007, 01:16:05 PM

Quote from: Z.K. on February 13, 2007, 10:16:32 AM
Now what would really be interesting would be to see an Ubese Jedi or Sith. Now that would be completely odd.

*raises hand*

That would be me. One Ubese Jedi killer, out to get the hypocritical bastidges. *eeeevil grin, not that anyone can see it*

Hunter · February 13, 2007, 01:35:04 PM

It occurs that the group could really use a talker....

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